For marketers, 3D images represent a world of possibility because the format allows for sharable visual content that is inherently more engaging.

A Solution Outside of iPhone + Samsung Portrait Mode

However, there is a catch.

Facebook allows you to create 3D Photos using a dual lens smartphone capturing images in Portrait Mode…aka the iPhone 7 Plus and above. It announced support for Samsung devices started in May 2019.

While nice and simple for consumers, marketers and businesses are using high-quality marketing images with text, graphical overlays, etc. that aren’t necessarily captured in iPhone’s Portrait Mode.

Which is why we created the 3D Photo Creator. We want to help you create 3D Photos using any of your 2D content.

See examples below:

So, we created a tutorial to help you convert your 2D images into 3D Photos for Facebook. Now you can create 3D images quickly and easily. You can also create 3D Photo Ads to distribute across the web if you’re an advertiser!

3. Upload a depth map

Sample Depth Photo [Download]A depth map is a layer of information that captures the distance between the foreground and background of the image. This is what enables the movement and dimension in a 3D Photo.

To learn how to create a depth map from our image, you can use any photo editing tools such as Photoshop. Read a tutorial on how to do this here.

If your image features a face, you can use OmniVirt’s Predict Depth Map feature to auto-generate a depth map for you. Additionally, our tool also extracts depth maps from photos taken on iPhone and Android devices.

4. View your Live Preview and Save your 3D Photo

After uploading the depth map, you’ll see the live preview of your 3D Photo. You can Save 3D Photo on your local machine to then post onto Facebook.